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State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say
A New York State Police trooper was hospitalized for possible opioid exposure while responding to a suspected overdose crash on a state highway. State Police on Long Island were initially called at around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, with reports of an erratic driver in Hempstead, heading southbound on the Wantagh State Parkway near Hempstead Turnpike. When troopers arrived, they found the vehicle disabled after a crash. The driver, 35-year-old Jaqueline Ann Morales, of East Meadow, was unresponsive and suffering symptoms believed to be an opioid overdose, police said. The troopers admini…
Police & Fire
Police Officer Revived By Narcan After Possible Fentanyl Exposure At HQ In Hudson Valley
A police officer in Westchester County was hospitalized after being exposed to a substance believed to be fentanyl at police headquarters. The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 12, around 4 p.m., when a Yonkers Police Detention Officer working in the central booking facility at the department's headquarters located at 104 South Broadway came in contact with a piece of prisoner clothing and had a medical emergency, according to Yonkers Police. It is currently believed that the substance was fentanyl. The officer, who has been with the department for 10 years, was given three d…
Schools
Nurse Uses Narcan To Rescue Student Who Overdoses At HS In Hudson Valley
A student at a high school in Westchester who overdosed after vaping what they believed to be marijuana was saved by a school nurse. The incident took place at New Rochelle High School on Monday, Jan. 9 when the nurse had to administer Narcan to save the life of the student after they vaped what they believed to be marijuana, said Superintendent of Schools Jonathan P. Raymond. Raymond said the incident was the first time a nurse had to administer the drug to save the life of a student. "Today marks an ominous milestone in our schools – one we had hoped would never be necessary," Raymo…
News
NY Health Commissioner Orders All Pharmacies To Carry Overdose Medication Naloxone
Pharmacies in New York will soon be required to carry and dispense naloxone, the medicine used to quickly reverse the life-threatening effects of an opioid overdose. The state’s health commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, issued a statewide standing order for all pharmacies to carry the medication and dispense it without a prescription beginning Monday, Aug. 15. “This is as close as we can get to naloxone being 'over the counter' without action being taken by the US Food and Drug Administration,” Bassett said. Often sold under the brand name Narcan, naloxone is easily administered and can help…
News
Authorities Issue Alert For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs After Six College Students On Spring Break OD
Updated story: West Point Cadets ID'd As Six Spring Breakers Who Overdosed, Report Says As spring break starts to get into full swing, law enforcement officials are warning about the dangers of fentanyl-laced drugs after six students overdosed on what they thought was cocaine. The six spring breakers were found inside a vacation rental home in Florida after using cocaine that was laced with fentanyl, leaving one in critical condition inFort Lauderdale, authorities said. Locally, law enforcement said they are seeing a "tremendous" number of fatal overdose deaths from drugs with fentanyl.…
Police & Fire
Double OD Incident Ends With One Fatality In Area
A double overdose ended with the death of one man in the area, police said. The incident took place around 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 8, on Hillside Road, said Beacon Police Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson. An unidentified woman was saved with a dose of Narcan, he said. Another unidentified man was not able to be saved, Johnson said. Additional details were not immediately available pending notification of next of kin. This is a developing story. Check back with Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
Police Rescue 23-Year-Old OD Victim Found Unconscious In Driveway
Some fast acting police officers in Wallkill may have saved the life of a 23-year-old woman who was suffering from an overdose in a driveway. Shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 29, officers from the Wallkill Police Department responded to an “emergency medical services” call on Van Burenville Road. Upon arrival at the scene, police said that officer Daniel Graham found the Maybrook woman unconscious on the ground in the driveway next to her car. The woman was unresponsive and demonstrating signs of an overdose. According to police, Graham proceeded to administer emergency first aid,…
Police & Fire
Officers Rescue OD Victim Found In Bathroom Of Area Dunkin' Donuts
Quick-acting police officers saved a Highland man from death after he was found unconscious at a local Dunkin' Donuts. The incident took place around 10:24 a.m., Tuesday, April 2, when Lloyd Police and the New York State Police responded to the Bridgeview Plaza, Dunkin' Donuts for a welfare check concerning a subject that was locked in the bathroom and wasn’t responding, said Lloyd Police. Officers forcibly gained access to the bathroom and found a 24-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive from a heroin overdose on the floor, police said. Lloyd Police Officers administered fo…
Police & Fire
Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim Outside Golden Corral
A quick-thinking cop in Orange County may have saved the life of a potential overdose victim outside a popular local restaurant. Wallkill Police Officer Julia Ashworth was dispatched to the parking lot of Golden Corral on Route 211 at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, where there was a report of a medical situation. Upon arrival, Ashworth found a 22-year-old Slate Hill resident who was unconscious on the ground and unresponsive. Police said that he showed signs of a potential overdose, and required emergency assistance. Police said that Ashworth nasally delivered Narcan to the…
Police & Fire
29-Year-Old Woman Rescued After Overdosing On Heroin In Area
Some quick work by police officers who utilized Narcan may have saved the life of a woman suffering a potentially heroin fatal overdose in an East Fishkill bathroom. Officers Kenneth Knapp and Ralph Bertold from the East Fishkill Police Department were dispatched to a Warren Drive residence shortly before 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, following a report of a 29-year-old woman overdosing who was in a bathroom, up against the door, preventing others in the home to gain entry. Police said upon arrival, the two officers managed to get into the bathroom, and “quickly determined that the patient h…
Lifestyle
Free Narcan Training Will Be Offered At New York State Fair
With opioids and overdoses reaching a peak in the country last year, the New York State Fair will be offering special life-saving training. At this year’s New York State Fair - which is being held in Syracuse from Aug. 22 through Sept. 3 - there will be Narcan training, which has helped save the lives of several New Yorkers who were suffering from near-fatal overdoses. The “Stomp Out Stigma Day,” which coincides with International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 will include a speech from BMX biker Tony Hoffman, feature an information fair with support service for addiction and the Narcan…
News
Family, Officer Save Man In BMW Barely Breathing Outside Area Mall
Saving a young man dying from a heroin overdose was a harrowing, life-changing event for a family of six, but just another day at work for police and EMS personnel. The Colucci family of Hopewell Junction was out for a day of fun and a movie at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall when a stop of two minutes for the kids to use the bathroom turned the day of enjoyment into one of fear. When leaving the mall, the mother, Jenn Colucci, noticed a black BMW parked down a couple spots had the door open and the bell was dinging over and over. At first, she thought nothing of it, but after loading the k…
Police & Fire
Overdose Victim Found On Roadway Rescued By Wappingers Falls Police
Two quick acting Wappingers Falls police officers saved the life of an opioid overdose victim by administering Narcan. The save took place around 12:24 p.m. Wednesday when officers Devin Ludwig and Mark Liebermann responded to the area of Andrews Place, a public highway located in the Village of Wappingers Falls for a report of a male down, said Lt P. Capparelli. The two officers arrived on scene and found a 41-year-old man unresponsive with labored breathing lying on his back on the ground, Capparelli said. It was immediately determined the man was experiencing an overdose of narcotics a…
Police & Fire
Female Teen Overdose Victim Rescued By Red Hook Police
A 19-year-old teen was saved from an overdose by the quick actions of two Red Hook police officers who came to her aid within a minute of receiving the call for help. The incident took place on Friday, June 1 around 5 p.m. when the department received a 911 call reporting an unconscious female in the parking lot of Stewarts North in the Village of Red Hook, the department said. Two officers arrived on scene within one minute of being dispatched and located the teen in a car who was not breathing in the parking lot, officials said. The officers removed the female from the vehicle and immedi…
Police & Fire
51-Year-Old OD Victim Saved By Narcan In Beacon
Some fast acting police officers in Dutchess County helped save the life of a man in Beacon who may have been suffering an early morning overdose. First responders from the Beacon Police and Fire Departments responded to an emergency medical services call at approximately 5 a.m. in the city, where there was a report of a possible overdose victim. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found a 51-year-old man in the who was unconscious, unresponsive and demonstrating signs of an overdose, police said. Officers administered first aid and nasally delivered two doses Narcan, and the man regained c…
Police & Fire
Narcan Used To Save Area Overdose Victim
Some fast acting police officers in Orange County helped save the life of a Wallkill man who may have been suffering an early morning overdose. Police officers from the Wallkill Police Department and members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Cumberland Farms on East Main Street at 11:19 a.m. on Wednesday morning, where there was an emergency medical services call. Upon arrival at Cumberland Farms, officers found a 26-year-old man in the bathroom who was unconscious and demonstrating signs of an overdose, police said. Officers administered first aid and nasally deliver…
Police & Fire
Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim
A Village of Wappingers Falls man is alive thanks to quick-acting cops and the use of Narcan. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Thursday when Officers Devin Ludwig and Joshua Kemlage responded the Tinkleman Plaza on Route 9 for a report of an unconscious male, said Sgt. P. Capparelli. When they arrived on scene they found a 30-year-old unresponsive man with shallow breathing and a light, but rapid pulse lying on his back in the parking lot. It was immediately determined that the man was experiencing an overdose of narcotics and they quickly administered Narcan, with no effect. A seco…
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